Thanks for addressing this topic, Dr. Dray. I brought home bedbugs once years ago after a trip to NYC, and it took months to completely get rid of them, even with professional extermination. It really was a nightmare. I have very sensitive skin and the bites were insufferably itchy. I also experienced disrupted sleep due to an intense psychological aversion - just the idea of laying down to sleep when I knew these little @#&^* were gonna come out and feed on me in the night? 1000x yuck. Very disturbing. My sympathies to anyone going through this.
I sure did been itching 5 yrs now cause they are on the other side of the building for that long and moved 1/2 way through the building so I know what I need to do! MOVE BEFORE THE NEXT 5 YEARS !!! I'm way at the other end😅
It’s been 7 yrs that we had bedbugs my son stayed over a friends and brought them home. We noticed because my daughters room next to my sons room and she was getting bit. Their beds are on opposite of a wall. It took us 6 months to get rid of them we tried EVERYTHING!!! I bought everything Amazon had to offer for it. We lived out of storage bins cleaned everyday!! We ended up hiring a exterminator and within 2 weeks they were gone!!! Wish I had done that first. Til this day my life hasn’t been the same it took a real mental toll on us. I do weekly bed checks and till this day we use all white bed covers. I also have all mattresses and pillows in Cases with zippers. I’m traumatized still and it’s been 7 years.
@@Sandra-u7q1f i honestly do not know it was a powder I do know that. Not sure of the name. Thank the heavens they have not returned and they were gone entirely in 6 weeks with the exterminator coming out every 10 days. And of course we lived out of plastic see thru containers the entire time. I packed my entire house as if we were moving! Heating Every clothing and steaming everything! I still have nightmares till this day!
Bed bugs do stay on people. I work at a healthcare organization. Any patients that have bedbugs must shower here early in the morning before their appointments in the clinic. The CNAs are always talking about bedbugs falling off people. We have also had people with bedbugs on them. Just crawling around on their sweater. Be very careful who you hug.
For someone who recently battled an infestation, it was small/mild, nothing crazy! But here are my tips and please use it to your full advantage no matter how big or small your infestation is. This is going to be a LONG READ!!! But it’s helpful!!! 1: Buy mattress, pillow, and box spring covers/ encasements. Specifically made for bed bugs because it has a material that bed bugs have a hard time crawling on. Also, once the covers/ encasements are on, Bed Bugs can’t come out and they can’t go in! Bed bugs are known for hiding inside of your mattress and mainly your box spring. If you’re an aggressive sleeper or sleep with someone, buy two! Just in case one of them rips or tears. 2: Buy bed bug interceptors, put them on the legs of your bed frame, so when they try to climb up to your bed to bite you, they’ll get trapped! You can also put this on the legs of your furniture or on other bed frames in your home for PROTECTION. The first step to stop the infestation from getting worst, is to not let them bite you! That’s how they turn into adults and lay eggs, with a lot of blood consumption. 3: Buy CimeXa powder with a powder duster tool from a company like Amazon. Put some of the powder inside of the bed bug interceptors (the inner part where the legs of your bed frame or any other furniture would go, not the outer part.) These powders will legitimately kill all stages of bed bugs within a 1-3 day period, including every other insect as well! You should use this powder in corners, holes, cracks, under your mattress & under your furniture. But use a face mask with gloves when you’re applying the powder and do not over use it. This powder should be applied like dust, if you throw chunks of powder all over the place then insects will just find a way around it. This powder also stays where it’s been applied for A LONG TIME! Unless you vacuum it up with a strong vacuum or you clean it up with a liquid substance. If you do then you’ll need to reapply it but this powder destroy insects!!! Once they walk directly onto/ over it. A lot of people would mention DE, but apparently it causes breathing problems and takes longer to kill bed bugs compared to CimeXa. So buy CimeXa with a powder duster tool. 4: Keep your bed away from the wall! Make sure your sheets aren’t hanging off of the bed, or you don’t have a charger or anything that the bed bugs can climb onto without them using the legs of your bed frame. If you wake up and find your pillow or blanket on the floor, leave it there! Dont pick it up and use it to go back to sleep. 5: Buy ortho bed bug spray or crossfire! It kills all stages of bed bugs on contact! And it kills bed bugs even after it dries, by leaving traces of poison that sticks to their body, they have no resistant to it either. So spray these in areas where there’s bed bug activity or places where they’d most likely hide. Cracks, corners, holes, etc… remember that they hide CLOSE TO YOU! Rubbing alcohol is great too! But once it dries then it’s pretty much useless. Alcohol only kills stages of bed bugs on contact! Ortho and crossfire leaves behind poison that sticks to all insects. These sprays aren’t flammable and they will not stain or damage your furniture. So you can completely spray down your walls, floors, carpet, furniture, etc… without any negative effects. They do have a scent, but it’s not a super strong or bad scent at all.
@@skatingcanuck9837 It’s stronger than DE, there’s people who said they’ve used DE and it didn’t work. Everyone who used CimeXa says it worked for them. Rather it was for bed bugs or other insects like cockroaches.
@@skatingcanuck9837 They’re both powders that should be applied like dust but CimeXa Is stronger than DE. A lot of people said that DE did not work for them. I haven’t seen or heard anyone saying that CimeXa did not work for them.
I've seen luggage racks infested too, Dr. Dray. The safest is putting your luggage in the bathtub and check the luggage rack thoroughly before using it.
I thoroughly inspect the luggage rack and spray it down with Lysol. Alcohol is good too. I spray my luggage too especially if I’ve flown or had to use a bellhop.
Anything with metal legs is good to use bc they can't climb up the metal easily. A desk or table works well. And be sure to keep your suitcase closed and not leaning on the wall. I've read putting your suitcase in a large white plastic bag and sealing it helps keep them from hitching a ride home with you too. I have been bitten in hotels a few times, but I react pretty severely to them. Used to travel for work but thankfully no longer do that. I hate those things.
I never put my clothes in the hotel wardrobe, I just keep them in the suitcase. When home, I put the suitecase either outside or in a plastic sac until next travel. There are bugs even in fancy hotels these days..
I just got back from 2 weeks in France. In each hotel I put my suitcase in the bathroom until I could inspect the room. European hotel rooms are so small it was hard to find a place to even open my suitcase on the luggage rack. My suitcase is still in my garage. Thanks for the tip about using a garment steamer on your suitcase!
I feel very fortunate to never having to deal with bed bugs but I know several people that have. A nightmare for sure and very expensive. One friend with an infant had to throw pretty much all of the baby's things away included crib mattress, stuffed toys, bedding clothes etc. Cost her a fortune. Thanks for addressing this very common problem. Happy Monday, Dr Dray! I hope you have a blessed evening. 💙
You can steam or iron your mattress, carpet and furniture before calling the exterminator and save some money, as well as exposure to chemicals. We treated a flea infestation at a rental we moved into with this method, it kills the eggs as well as the bugs.
Happy Monday! Diatomaceous Earth is the best prevention and treatment! It takes all the oder away as well! Found at a local feed store & it's cheap. Get your vacuum ready though cause what you put down you'll want to suck up after 2-3 days. Alcohol 91% is helpful but flammable. Garlic doesn't work but eating garlic can prevent bites cause bed bugs don't like garlicy blood😂
Yes this is true! Diotomaceous Earth dehydrates & shreds them but you still have to wash everything in hot water & dry on high & wrap your mattress & box springs in plastic
I moved into a new apt in July and 3 weeks later I saw bites. That night I woke up and saw them. I don't know if they were already here or if I got them from the moving truck. It took 2 exterminatations over a 6-week period. HUGE PITA. I couldn't sleep much. I'd wake up and see them on the bed. I was killing 2-5 a night, mostly babies, a few adults. It's been 6 1/2 weeks since the 2nd extermination. I still check every time I wake up and every morning. I had to keep all my clothes and linens in garbage bags for 7 weeks. I sympathize with anyone who has dealt with them.
I am currently dealing with something similar. I just moved into my apartment almost a week ago and I have a set of bites on my wrist and on the back of my leg. My roommate has them too. It's so frustrating! I moved because I needed lower rent since I just got a new car and have to make payments. I also cannot work more hours because I am a full-time student. I am really struggling because I am in the middle of summer finals. I do not have time to reclean all of my clothes, nor do I have the funds for a new mattress:(
Almost 15 years ago picked up bedbugs from a nice, modern hotel in Paris, gave them a free ride to New York. I didn't hire an exterminator, but my methods were only feasible bec i was unemployed at the time (so had time on my hands). The welts were the MOST horrible, hellishly itchy ones i've ever gotten from an insect-each one would turn into a large blister, and i had to wear icebags taped to them just to numb the itching and sleep at night. Tips that worked for me: -Made a "moat" of double-sided tape all around the edge of my bed, basically sleeping *inside* a protective boundary of it. (Luckily it was summer, i could sleep without extra duvets and sheets.) I would find bedbugs stuck to the tape upon awaking; -As another comment said: Diatomaceous earth! Just the regular kind (there's one specifically for aquariums that you DON'T want). Sprinkle that around your bed posts, near any crevices of furniture, anywhere you think a bedbug might pass. Be careful if you or someone with you had asthma - it's basically chalk dust, can be irritating to breathe, though not poisonous. It cuts into the bedbugs' exoskeleton, which suffocates them. So it's a non-chemical strategy, they won't become immune to it. - laundry laundry laundry. Clean laundry i kept in plastic garbage bags and hung off the floor wherever i could. Finally stopped noticing any bites. Continued using the methods for about 3 weeks at least. (Another thing to note: Bedbugs are so tiny but crawl SOOO fast relative to size. So if you think you're gonna "catch" them in the act once you flip on the lights, well don't count on it- they'll be halfway across the bed in a second.)
I have them and I'm a truck driver. I haven't been home yet to get rid of them in 2 weeks. I can see the infestation of them when I get home. I've seen a video on trapping them with warm water sugar and yeast. I'm gonna try it. Hopefully it'll work. I like the 2 sided tape idea
I am from Australia, and had never seen a bed bug before, until I stayed at a London hotel. I saw this strange insect walking on the bed, and flicked it off without too much thought - the lights were still on and I'd not even gone to bed as yet. The next morning I had marks on my wrists, and then realised what that bug was. Thankfully, I did not bring it back home with me. Hope to never see one again.
We dealt with bedbugs about 14 years ago when our building in NYC became infested. We had numerous exterminations, disinfected everything we owned and stored it all in tightly sealed plastic bags for over a year. We moved and brought in inspectors, and remained diligent. Luckily, I got hives every time I got bitten- a blessing and a curse!
I I found they will hide in seams of clothes. I recommend the light colored clothing and furniture to make them more visible. I also recommend using a good vacuum with a good hose to get in crevices. Since you invade the crevices, you remove whole nests, including eggs. Treat crevices with essential oils to kill what was not removed. Repeat until you see less and less bedbugs. Whenever you see no more (and you WILL SEE MORE IF YOU FAILED TO REMOVE NESTS/COTENTS) continue cleaning every week--even if you have no more occasions. It does and has worked for me. Without costly removal of furnishings oof clothes. Also nobody has to know you defeated them.
Hey Dr. Dray, would you ever do a first aid video? I go camping a lot and would love to hear some good items to have, how to handle deep cuts in the wilderness, rashes, etc.
Bed bugs absolutely can be transmitted with people. My daughter invited some local kids to play in the basketball court in her apartment complex. They stored their backpacks in her apartment while they played. Shortly thereafter the welts started to appear. She’d be bit, then nothing for 2 weeks, then bites again. We had an exterminator come out TWICE to inspect her bed and they saw nothing. After a couple of months, I told her to just buy a new bed. She never had welts again.
Thank you so much for this video! It was very helpful! I noticed bites on me but not my husband. I thought maybe it was a spider we live in a garden apartment. Sure enough last night I was looking on my sheets because I was fixing them and I saw one walking across my sheet my husband saw it too. He thought I was crazy and I know this sounds crazy but I grabbed and squeezed it and blood came out most likely mine!! I couldn't sleep 😢 turns out the people above us have them and just told the landlord. The whole building has to be exterminated. And the worst of it is they've had them for a long time!! And I just started getting bit in the summer I didn't know. Again Dr. Dray thank you for this video
Same exact thing happened to me :( Found out the neighbor above had them but did nothing. But I am in Paris and instead of exterminating the whole building, they only do it from apartment to apartment. I think it's a ridiculous solution to a problem that is out of control
@@sararivers3044 This remedy seems to work from what I've read. I don't have them but we never know what's ahead! I'm wondering if it's harmful to pets.
Idk if the same protocols help with bed bugs, but I’m super sensitive to dust mite waste and debris so I use an AllerEase mattress encasement and matching pillow encasements. I’ve also made it a habit to wash my bedding at least once per week on the steam/anti-allergen cycle and I try to vacuum at least twice a week. At least with dust mites they’re so small we can’t see them. Bed bugs would absolutely end me. So much sympathy for people struggling to manage their bed bug levels.
I listened all the way to the end despite reliving the horror of a bed bug infestation after my husband traveled for business. It was mild, and required only one round of professional extermination. My overly sensitive skin was a good thing, since it saved us from letting it go too long. Nobody but me ever had a welt. I even had them on my face😩
I had bedbugs in 2012 and I think we had a pretty bad case, because the ones in my room would often come out as early as 10pm if I was in bed early enough. I killed so many, idk if I have an allergy or not because I *would* feel them, and then pull my covers back and find one before it scurried away. There were so many times I would see them but it would be too late as they'd scurried back to their hangout. Something else to note about bedbug bites is that the welts are often not perfectly round. Most of mine were in weird shapes. I used to work at Kohls and I found one in my sock once! So annoying. Our landlord was terrible and tried several rounds of "bomb" trapping to get rid of them but they didn't work. It took contacting the city health inspector for the landlord to bring in someone from Orkin, and they even had to come 3 times. It was intense.
They are absolutely awful. Watching this is causing me panic. And you absolutely feel them crawling on you. It took almost a year for us to get rid of them.
Can you do a story about symptoms of dust mites or other pests such as carpet beetle or clothing moths? I heard those bugs can also cause irritation but it’s harder to notice than the symptoms of bedbugs
Oh my god that would freak me out but it would be very educational. I often get bitten by something for years now. My husband never. Never had welch. Never seen bed bugs or any of the signs mentioned but now I’m terrified to change my bedsheets.
People pay very close attention to purchases of used furniture. Especially, sofas,chairs, and pillows. Some thrift stores use bedbug sniffing dogs. Just watch your purchases. Even delivery trucks can transport. It’s a bed buggy world out there.
When traveling & staying in a hotel always, always, always put your luggage in the bathtub or atleast the tiled floor, til you are done inspecting the room because even the luggage rack can have the evil blood suckers
Lol yes you’ve made me itch!! Although you say these things don’t represent uncleanliness, I just have a hard time thinking otherwise. Why does anything like this have to exist and ruin all my hotel stays?? I’m so paranoid about bedbugs !!! Ugh. Does this stop me from traveling - no!!
I thought, I might have them a couple weeks ago. Had several bites on my right heel and a rash right over that for 2 days. The bites just kept on itching for well over a week. I almost scratched myself bloody, because the itching would be so intense during the nights. Never had mosquito bites that bad, but that's what it must have been. Or at least I didn't have any new bites in almost 3 weeks. So grateful. I live in a shared flat and my large room is stuffed to the nines with my stuff. Getting everything out, washing and drying everything and having the room professionally treated, would have been a nightmare.
Omg I had it once and I couldn’t get rid of them! No matter how much I sprayed my bed and room and washed my sheets 😭. I eventually had to throw my bed away and that’s when they were finally gone for good.
Hi Jackie! Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful day. It was a beautiful Fall day here. I love it so much! I'm brewing my tea and the kitties have piled onto the heated blanket and are patiently waiting for cuddles. Would you join me, my dear sweet friend? Lets have one of our naughty snacks too! Enjoy your evening and have sweet dreams. Peace, joy and many blessings to you always. 💜🙏💜🕊💜☕😻☕😻🍰💜
Thank you so much for this important information! My two sons shared a really nice apartment while they were in college and my older son discovered his bites on his legs and then found the bedbugs. Yes, the apartment complex which was a very nice clean place paid for the exterminator but he threw out his bed, locker which was filled with old high school yearbooks and other favorites, furniture in his room,his couch etc. sure wish we would have had the name of Diatomaceous Earth back 10 years ago. The older son was getting his masters and the younger son just started medical school. So they weren’t young kids just starting school. It was very upsetting and expensive.
I ended up getting bed bugs from a community college. (5 years ago). I learned to never set my bag or anything down on floors. They are very hard to get rid of. And the itch is intense. Especially having sensitive skin, it was the worst.
Years ago one of my mother's neighbors on her block had a terrible infestation. They were in the baseboards, the wallpaper, the carpet, the furniture, mattress, picture frames and she had to throw out everything and the treatment took months. I had to tell my mom she could not go to her friends house or allow her to visit because her clothes could harbor the bugs. It was a nightmare!
As a child growing up in the 1960s, my dad would come in my room to say goodnight and he would always say, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”. We had no idea that these bugs had actually existed. No one had them since DDT had killed them all.
Bedbugs, fleas, and lice, along with worms arw my worst fear! Especially having children. I am a freak about cleaning our mattress and headboards and under beds all the time. Every time we move into a new house (military), I worry about bugs being in a uhaul and hotels. Life is exhausting.
Good morning, Dr. Dray! My daughter's room had bedbugs infestation when she was in high school. Hiding on the headboard and hired a professional to rid of it!
Morning yall! This is why I never put my suitcase or purse on hotel floor or bed, Always use the luggage rack provided. I also dont buy garage sale furniture or clothes.
I can’t watch this video bc I still have trauma even after 3years. But I just wanted to say, that time was the worst memory of my life!!! Those little things are evil 😭
Hi I'm in the UK. I've got bed bugs in my bed and have been bitten by them, not nice. I have been in contact with a professional for fumigation but it's washing all my clothes and decluttering that’s quite overwhelming tbh. I think they came into my house via my late fathers bed that I slept on for a while and I've carried them into my newer bed. This video is very easy to understand, thank you. I want to buy me a brand new bed but I know I have to deal with the bugs first!!
Thats smart get rid of them first! Many will jump the gun and get a new bed right away, but there is no point in getting the litttle buggers a new condo🤷♂️
It’s a nightmare . I had to get rid of the mattress and had to call an exterminator. Whatever you do never squash a bed bug. They carry eggs and when you squash one they break all open and simply multiply. Get rid of things I’d you can and yes get an exterminator. God it’s a bloody nightmare and they spread very easily.
Thank you dr dray! Been having bed bug bites yet I couldn't find them! The itch is a nightmare, I finally went to see a dermatology since I went overboard with the scratching 😅
When we had BBs, I bought a Thermal Strike heater box for luggage or any possessions that couldn't go into a clothing dryer. I have finally (FINALLY!) gotten comfortable with thriftin again. I put porous or textile items in there to "bake", like books or even including clothing before I run through the regular wash. Non-porous items (like a ceramic dish or metal candlestick) I simply inspect and clean with alcohol. You can also use a hot car on a sunny summer day if you have access to one, sealed in plastic and only items that won't melt, of course, no record albums items made of wax, etc.
My mother in law worked at a casino and brought them home with her. They spread so fast and it literally driving us all insane. They’re so hard to get rid of once you have an infestation. There was a woman who self-terminated or UN-liffed herself because she couldn’t get rid of them even after moving, that’s how bad it gets, it’s so itchy. The only way to get rid of them is to get an exterminator who uses heat pumps that pumps super hot air into you home. If an exterminator says he can get rid of them by spraying, he’s lying, and trying to rip you off, bed bugs are immune to all of the sprays exterminators use. Diatomaceous earth can also help but you’re not likely to get rid of them all with that method and a new infestation could start.
@@hardshell9236 That’s the “diatomaceous earth” I mentioned in my previous comment, it’s a white powder. It’s works sometimes for smaller infestations, but for a major infestation or an infestation in a hoarder house where there’s so many places for bugs to hide, it’s not enough.
I stayed in a hotel in south Texas. At first I thought the smell was humidity, then the next morning I was covered in bite marks. I checked the mattress, and it was so gross. I told the hotel staff, and they were not surprised. They just carried on like nothing.
My sister works at a hotel and there's a few rooms there that have bedbugs, but they refuse to spend money on an exterminator and only bug bomb the rooms which isn't enough.
I went away for my birthday to a log cabin last year & was bitten by bed bugs it completely ruined my birthday, and we came home early. Then I had the stress of making sure I didn't bring any home. I had to throw most of our stuff. Luckily i took pictures of the bed bugs & my bites & made a claim against the owner just waiting on a payout
I live in Barcelona and this city has a huge problem with bed bugs infestation. Most people I know had them at least once- including me 😢. They don't work on schedule lol like you said between 2-5am. They actually detect the level of carbon-dioxide that people exhale when they are in the REM phase of sleep (and for most people it's between 2-5). Another way to detect them is to exhale strongly into your mattress, a pillow, and you'll see them coming out (even during the day). Gross ugh... Washing or drying on the 90° for at least 30 minutes will kill them and for beds you can use steamer. Diatomaceous earth is good mechanical killer as it scratches their shields and literally dehydrates them to death. Another option is buying a mattress envelopes and enclose them until they suffocate to death. Usually, and depending on how big the infestation is, you'll need to combine ALL of the methods above along with the proffesonal exterminators! (Everything I said above is not just my personal experience and of many people around me, but also my brother is a vet that actually worked in government bodies for sanitary inspection and pest control)
You are right they will adjust to your schedule. Ive worked nights for years and sleep during the day, and the little monsters knew where and when to find me. Like you say, carbon dioxide and heat attracts them🙄
I stayed in a hotel and no signs of insects in room. Next morning I saw red blood type dots on sheet near my feet. I didn’t have a wound or sting. Strange but didn’t think anything of it. The following night I woke up because I felt something crawling over my face! I removed and squished it. Turned on the light and saw reddish orange squish of insect on my fingers. I figured these must be bedbugs. I took pictures. Fortunately, I was so tired I slept but with lights on. Next morning I took pictures to hotel manager and they moved me right away to a suite and I got to stay free until the end of stay. I checked the suite with a flashlight in the mattress crevices but it was all ok. My suitcase was not on the floor and I made sure it was closed to avoid bringing them home. My shoes were totally cleaned in the garage to avoid contamination in my home. Of course all my clothes were washed that I had on my trip.
We had bedbugs at work. One was found in a consultant's desk drawer. The consultant was adamant that we give him the bedbug so he could get it DNA tested and prove that he didn't bring it in on his person! (We think he picked it up in his hotel.)
I couldn’t watch..I read the comments. I had them 3 years ago, took about 2 weeks of waking up with new bites that burned and itched like crazy and a dermatologist visit then exterminator visit to figure out the problem. I caught it early before a major infestation and got rid of them. I am so thankful for my sensitive skin and reactions. My husband didn’t get bit and if he did, he did not react. I even got bit on my face. I was traumatized to the point now that I don’t want to stay in hotels. I don’t thrift shop. I fuss at my son for sitting his backpack on the floor at school. If anyone travels they have to unpack outside into a garbage bag and all items go straight to washer!!! I believe mine came from a clients house because I distinctly remember a burning stinging sensation on my elbow (I had on long sleeves) and the intense itch and welting of my skin! I thought a spider bit me but it was a bed bug and I guess it hid in my jacket and came home with me. Now I know why they say don’t sit on your bed with outside clothes on…
I had to come back to finish watching this perfect for Halloween 🎃 bed bug 🐜 video. The more I hear the more thoughts of just staying awake the rest of my life have come to mind maybe even sleeping in a astronaut suit or really going for it by burning my house down and living on the water! 😃👍🏻👉🏻🐜👈🏻
@@jackiemarsh2470 this video made me laugh more than and other I’ve seen on the channel! When looking at it in a way of someone doing comedy standup about the bugs! 😂
@Uncle-Charlie Me Too!! I Laughed and I Scratched all Though the Video. My Kitties saw me Doing this and Got out of Dodge Really Quick!! Lol Hope Your Having a Fabulous Day, and Evening!.... Speaking of Evening When You Go to Bed Tonite, the Only thing I have to sat is Goodnite Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite😂! God Bless You Always!!🙏🤠🙏
Ty very much for this great information, right now I'm doing every preventive mesure I can do because people at one end have them and they moved through 1/2 the building in 5 year's
As a nurse we had patients that had then so bad they would be crawling on them every time they came in. They lived in a trailer that was completely infested. They were so used to them they didn't even notice they were crawling on them. Many times we would get one off and put it in a urine cup and have our cleaning people verify it.
Diatomaceous Earth kills bed bugs by dehydrating them, and they carry it back to their hiding places for the rest of their clan. But you have to apply it in a light dusting or they will go around it like a barrier.
I have been bitten by no-see-ums in Florida, incredibly itchy, large welts, and because I was travelling, obsessively wondered whether they were bedbugs. The 'only' thing that helped with the itching was ammonia based anti-itch product.
We have nosee-ums here in Alberta Canada. Like blackflies they bite hard and almost invisible. Not nice, BUT not nearly as envasive as the bed crawler.
We have no-see-ums here in MN and WI as well. Their bite itches for days and days on end. It's truly a nightmare. But I could tell they weren't bedbugs because I could feel them biting me as I was sitting outside on my friend's porch.
We moved into an Apartment a few years ago that I thought had bed bugs. They look very similar to ticks. The bugs did turn out to be ticks. And we had someone come spray and we killed them as we saw them. We also had 2 dogs. But our dogs were clean and had their medicine for flea tick and Mosquitos. I have not encountered bed bugs and hopefully will not. We don't stay in hotels or travel often. However, we did recently purchase a 5th wheel that has a king mattress and carpet. So I'm hoping to get in there and clean it and check before moving in. And possibly just throw out the mattress.
it’s like your never safe in this life. There’s always stuff to fear and I hate living in fear. It’s stressful
Which becomes a cycle of feeling Fear within Fear..Eye get that. Cherishing what you have and what you’re capable of alleviates!
Get a grip😂
True, God sees our fears. Just itd hard to remember sometimes
Thanks for addressing this topic, Dr. Dray. I brought home bedbugs once years ago after a trip to NYC, and it took months to completely get rid of them, even with professional extermination. It really was a nightmare. I have very sensitive skin and the bites were insufferably itchy. I also experienced disrupted sleep due to an intense psychological aversion - just the idea of laying down to sleep when I knew these little @#&^* were gonna come out and feed on me in the night? 1000x yuck. Very disturbing. My sympathies to anyone going through this.
The it is so bad it wakes people up at night to scratch. This of course makes it worse
Haven seen any kately
But I have futon, haven seen then before in a Vacheron apt
Apt in spt building
Should I just bag clothes and sheets like from closet
Did anyone start itching watching this?
I sure did been itching 5 yrs now cause they are on the other side of the building for that long and moved 1/2 way through the building so I know what I need to do! MOVE BEFORE THE NEXT 5 YEARS !!! I'm way at the other end😅
Right away😂
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It’s been 7 yrs that we had bedbugs my son stayed over a friends and brought them home. We noticed because my daughters room next to my sons room and she was getting bit. Their beds are on opposite of a wall. It took us 6 months to get rid of them we tried EVERYTHING!!! I bought everything Amazon had to offer for it. We lived out of storage bins cleaned everyday!! We ended up hiring a exterminator and within 2 weeks they were gone!!! Wish I had done that first. Til this day my life hasn’t been the same it took a real mental toll on us. I do weekly bed checks and till this day we use all white bed covers. I also have all mattresses and pillows in Cases with zippers. I’m traumatized still and it’s been 7 years.
We had a very similar situation with fleas. Absolute nightmare, and actually traumatic
What type of insecticide the exterminator use? heat or chemicals? There is something new today called Aprehend! Other companies use Cimi -Shield.
@@Sandra-u7q1f i honestly do not know it was a powder I do know that. Not sure of the name. Thank the heavens they have not returned and they were gone entirely in 6 weeks with the exterminator coming out every 10 days. And of course we lived out of plastic see thru containers the entire time. I packed my entire house as if we were moving! Heating Every clothing and steaming everything! I still have nightmares till this day!
Crossfire is the only one that really works.
@@seahawks1185 terminex has many good chemicals and they get rid of them in a few months
Bed bugs do stay on people. I work at a healthcare organization. Any patients that have bedbugs must shower here early in the morning before their appointments in the clinic. The CNAs are always talking about bedbugs falling off people. We have also had people with bedbugs on them. Just crawling around on their sweater.
Be very careful who you hug.
Ew. Could that be level 10 infestation?? Hehe
You are right. Good video, but people should know they can travel on someone...no matter who you are or how clean you are...they travel.
Noooooo
Yes this is true; they get in your hair & your clothes- THAT is how they travel on people
@Francescadbg don't laugh,, you may find yourself stuck with an infestation..
For someone who recently battled an infestation, it was small/mild, nothing crazy! But here are my tips and please use it to your full advantage no matter how big or small your infestation is. This is going to be a LONG READ!!! But it’s helpful!!!
1: Buy mattress, pillow, and box spring covers/ encasements. Specifically made for bed bugs because it has a material that bed bugs have a hard time crawling on. Also, once the covers/ encasements are on, Bed Bugs can’t come out and they can’t go in! Bed bugs are known for hiding inside of your mattress and mainly your box spring. If you’re an aggressive sleeper or sleep with someone, buy two! Just in case one of them rips or tears.
2: Buy bed bug interceptors, put them on the legs of your bed frame, so when they try to climb up to your bed to bite you, they’ll get trapped! You can also put this on the legs of your furniture or on other bed frames in your home for PROTECTION. The first step to stop the infestation from getting worst, is to not let them bite you! That’s how they turn into adults and lay eggs, with a lot of blood consumption.
3: Buy CimeXa powder with a powder duster tool from a company like Amazon. Put some of the powder inside of the bed bug interceptors (the inner part where the legs of your bed frame or any other furniture would go, not the outer part.) These powders will legitimately kill all stages of bed bugs within a 1-3 day period, including every other insect as well! You should use this powder in corners, holes, cracks, under your mattress & under your furniture. But use a face mask with gloves when you’re applying the powder and do not over use it. This powder should be applied like dust, if you throw chunks of powder all over the place then insects will just find a way around it. This powder also stays where it’s been applied for A LONG TIME! Unless you vacuum it up with a strong vacuum or you clean it up with a liquid substance. If you do then you’ll need to reapply it but this powder destroy insects!!! Once they walk directly onto/ over it. A lot of people would mention DE, but apparently it causes breathing problems and takes longer to kill bed bugs compared to CimeXa. So buy CimeXa with a powder duster tool.
4: Keep your bed away from the wall! Make sure your sheets aren’t hanging off of the bed, or you don’t have a charger or anything that the bed bugs can climb onto without them using the legs of your bed frame. If you wake up and find your pillow or blanket on the floor, leave it there! Dont pick it up and use it to go back to sleep.
5: Buy ortho bed bug spray or crossfire! It kills all stages of bed bugs on contact! And it kills bed bugs even after it dries, by leaving traces of poison that sticks to their body, they have no resistant to it either. So spray these in areas where there’s bed bug activity or places where they’d most likely hide. Cracks, corners, holes, etc… remember that they hide CLOSE TO YOU! Rubbing alcohol is great too! But once it dries then it’s pretty much useless. Alcohol only kills stages of bed bugs on contact! Ortho and crossfire leaves behind poison that sticks to all insects. These sprays aren’t flammable and they will not stain or damage your furniture. So you can completely spray down your walls, floors, carpet, furniture, etc… without any negative effects. They do have a scent, but it’s not a super strong or bad scent at all.
Is CimeXa powder the same as diatomaceous earth?
@@skatingcanuck9837 It’s stronger than DE, there’s people who said they’ve used DE and it didn’t work. Everyone who used CimeXa says it worked for them. Rather it was for bed bugs or other insects like cockroaches.
@@skatingcanuck9837 They’re both powders that should be applied like dust but CimeXa Is stronger than DE. A lot of people said that DE did not work for them. I haven’t seen or heard anyone saying that CimeXa did not work for them.
@@skatingcanuck9837 It’s stronger.
This video is THE BEST bed bug video on TH-cam!!! It is so informative and in-depth it leaves no questions.
I've seen luggage racks infested too, Dr. Dray. The safest is putting your luggage in the bathtub and check the luggage rack thoroughly before using it.
But bathtubs are germy from other hotel visitors and roaches like to hang around a wet tub and drain. 😮
I thoroughly inspect the luggage rack and spray it down with Lysol. Alcohol is good too. I spray my luggage too especially if I’ve flown or had to use a bellhop.
Please use hard shell cased luggage
Anything with metal legs is good to use bc they can't climb up the metal easily. A desk or table works well. And be sure to keep your suitcase closed and not leaning on the wall. I've read putting your suitcase in a large white plastic bag and sealing it helps keep them from hitching a ride home with you too. I have been bitten in hotels a few times, but I react pretty severely to them. Used to travel for work but thankfully no longer do that. I hate those things.
I never put my clothes in the hotel wardrobe, I just keep them in the suitcase. When home, I put the suitecase either outside or in a plastic sac until next travel. There are bugs even in fancy hotels these days..
Beds bugs (ugh) are something I dread. Thanks for info.
I just got back from 2 weeks in France. In each hotel I put my suitcase in the bathroom until I could inspect the room. European hotel rooms are so small it was hard to find a place to even open my suitcase on the luggage rack. My suitcase is still in my garage. Thanks for the tip about using a garment steamer on your suitcase!
“A mattress you maybe give away to somebody you don’t like.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
I spit out my coffee when you nonchalantly said that! 😂
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love that line 😅
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When Dr. Dray starts talking about Bed Bugs, you know we’ve got a global problem brewing. I had a bed bug scare once. It was awful.
I feel very fortunate to never having to deal with bed bugs but I know several people that have. A nightmare for sure and very expensive. One friend with an infant had to throw pretty much all of the baby's things away included crib mattress, stuffed toys, bedding clothes etc. Cost her a fortune. Thanks for addressing this very common problem. Happy Monday, Dr Dray! I hope you have a blessed evening. 💙
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You can steam or iron your mattress, carpet and furniture before calling the exterminator and save some money, as well as exposure to chemicals. We treated a flea infestation at a rental we moved into with this method, it kills the eggs as well as the bugs.
Happy Monday! Diatomaceous Earth is the best prevention and treatment! It takes all the oder away as well! Found at a local feed store & it's cheap. Get your vacuum ready though cause what you put down you'll want to suck up after 2-3 days. Alcohol 91% is helpful but flammable. Garlic doesn't work but eating garlic can prevent bites cause bed bugs don't like garlicy blood😂
That's cause they are Vampire cockroaches!!!🥵👹👹👹👹
Yes this is true! Diotomaceous Earth dehydrates & shreds them but you still have to wash everything in hot water & dry on high & wrap your mattress & box springs in plastic
@@Denise-dv3psI'm throwing my mattress and box spring away
They are vampires then. 😯
If you've never dealt with these consider yourself VERY lucky 😭😭😭😭😭
Right .. too much problem..
TELL ME ABT IT😭😭
U guys r really right
Help me please
I wasn't so lucky.
I moved into a new apt in July and 3 weeks later I saw bites. That night I woke up and saw them. I don't know if they were already here or if I got them from the moving truck. It took 2 exterminatations over a 6-week period. HUGE PITA. I couldn't sleep much. I'd wake up and see them on the bed. I was killing 2-5 a night, mostly babies, a few adults. It's been 6 1/2 weeks since the 2nd extermination. I still check every time I wake up and every morning. I had to keep all my clothes and linens in garbage bags for 7 weeks. I sympathize with anyone who has dealt with them.
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Thank you is was helpful information.
I am currently dealing with something similar. I just moved into my apartment almost a week ago and I have a set of bites on my wrist and on the back of my leg. My roommate has them too. It's so frustrating! I moved because I needed lower rent since I just got a new car and have to make payments. I also cannot work more hours because I am a full-time student. I am really struggling because I am in the middle of summer finals. I do not have time to reclean all of my clothes, nor do I have the funds for a new mattress:(
I can't sleep.
Almost 15 years ago picked up bedbugs from a nice, modern hotel in Paris, gave them a free ride to New York. I didn't hire an exterminator, but my methods were only feasible bec i was unemployed at the time (so had time on my hands). The welts were the MOST horrible, hellishly itchy ones i've ever gotten from an insect-each one would turn into a large blister, and i had to wear icebags taped to them just to numb the itching and sleep at night.
Tips that worked for me:
-Made a "moat" of double-sided tape all around the edge of my bed, basically sleeping *inside* a protective boundary of it. (Luckily it was summer, i could sleep without extra duvets and sheets.) I would find bedbugs stuck to the tape upon awaking;
-As another comment said: Diatomaceous earth! Just the regular kind (there's one specifically for aquariums that you DON'T want). Sprinkle that around your bed posts, near any crevices of furniture, anywhere you think a bedbug might pass. Be careful if you or someone with you had asthma - it's basically chalk dust, can be irritating to breathe, though not poisonous. It cuts into the bedbugs' exoskeleton, which suffocates them. So it's a non-chemical strategy, they won't become immune to it.
- laundry laundry laundry. Clean laundry i kept in plastic garbage bags and hung off the floor wherever i could.
Finally stopped noticing any bites. Continued using the methods for about 3 weeks at least.
(Another thing to note: Bedbugs are so tiny but crawl SOOO fast relative to size. So if you think you're gonna "catch" them in the act once you flip on the lights, well don't count on it- they'll be halfway across the bed in a second.)
I have them and I'm a truck driver. I haven't been home yet to get rid of them in 2 weeks. I can see the infestation of them when I get home. I've seen a video on trapping them with warm water sugar and yeast. I'm gonna try it. Hopefully it'll work. I like the 2 sided tape idea
Just moved into a new apt in Paris. Day one aaaaand yep here I am!
I am from Australia, and had never seen a bed bug before, until I stayed at a London hotel. I saw this strange insect walking on the bed, and flicked it off without too much thought - the lights were still on and I'd not even gone to bed as yet. The next morning I had marks on my wrists, and then realised what that bug was. Thankfully, I did not bring it back home with me. Hope to never see one again.
This is the perfect topic for Halloween! Fascinating and terrifying at the same time. Thanks for the scary story!!
I laughed so hard at points in this video. Thanks for handling this with humor.
She was SO funny in this video 😂😂😂😂
"They'll be waitin' for ya" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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We dealt with bedbugs about 14 years ago when our building in NYC became infested. We had numerous exterminations, disinfected everything we owned and stored it all in tightly sealed plastic bags for over a year. We moved and brought in inspectors, and remained diligent. Luckily, I got hives every time I got bitten- a blessing and a curse!
I I found they will hide in seams of clothes. I recommend the light colored clothing and furniture to make them more visible. I also recommend using a good vacuum with a good hose to get in crevices. Since you invade the crevices, you remove whole nests, including eggs. Treat crevices with essential oils to kill what was not removed. Repeat until you see less and less bedbugs. Whenever you see no more (and you WILL SEE MORE IF YOU FAILED TO REMOVE NESTS/COTENTS) continue cleaning every week--even if you have no more occasions. It does and has worked for me. Without costly removal of furnishings oof clothes. Also nobody has to know you defeated them.
Hey Dr. Dray, would you ever do a first aid video? I go camping a lot and would love to hear some good items to have, how to handle deep cuts in the wilderness, rashes, etc.
I need this info! With all my traveling- you never know...💜💜💜
hope the tips help!
Dr Dray always manages to release her videos in time I need them 😂 just got bed bugs several days ago and now still dealing with the bites
Omg I’m so sorry. Call an exterminator asap. It’s the only way unfortunately and they’re super expensive.
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Thank you, Dr. Dray!❤ Great educational advice for everyone!
Bed bugs absolutely can be transmitted with people. My daughter invited some local kids to play in the basketball court in her apartment complex. They stored their backpacks in her apartment while they played. Shortly thereafter the welts started to appear. She’d be bit, then nothing for 2 weeks, then bites again. We had an exterminator come out TWICE to inspect her bed and they saw nothing. After a couple of months, I told her to just buy a new bed. She never had welts again.
Omg thanks for addressing this tho it took me a bit to actually listen cuz it so grossed me out
Thank you for covering this in an informative and humorous way. Now going to bed in Hong Kong and feeling quite itchy:)
Thank you so much for this video! It was very helpful! I noticed bites on me but not my husband. I thought maybe it was a spider we live in a garden apartment. Sure enough last night I was looking on my sheets because I was fixing them and I saw one walking across my sheet my husband saw it too. He thought I was crazy and I know this sounds crazy but I grabbed and squeezed it and blood came out most likely mine!! I couldn't sleep 😢 turns out the people above us have them and just told the landlord. The whole building has to be exterminated. And the worst of it is they've had them for a long time!! And I just started getting bit in the summer I didn't know. Again Dr. Dray thank you for this video
Same exact thing happened to me :( Found out the neighbor above had them but did nothing. But I am in Paris and instead of exterminating the whole building, they only do it from apartment to apartment. I think it's a ridiculous solution to a problem that is out of control
Use food grade diatomaceous earth!!
@@sararivers3044 This remedy seems to work from what I've read.
I don't have them but we never know what's ahead! I'm wondering if it's harmful to pets.
I've got the same thing going on. I live in a apartment and my neighbor had them now I do. I could choke him grrr but hopefully I can get rid of them
@@sararivers3044does it have to be for bed bugs or just regular
The best video about bed bugs on TH-cam. So informative. Thank you, Dr. Dray.
This video definitely gave me the creepy-crawlies but I still watched it anyway because I love dr. Dray! 😂
Idk if the same protocols help with bed bugs, but I’m super sensitive to dust mite waste and debris so I use an AllerEase mattress encasement and matching pillow encasements. I’ve also made it a habit to wash my bedding at least once per week on the steam/anti-allergen cycle and I try to vacuum at least twice a week. At least with dust mites they’re so small we can’t see them. Bed bugs would absolutely end me. So much sympathy for people struggling to manage their bed bug levels.
I listened all the way to the end despite reliving the horror of a bed bug infestation after my husband traveled for business. It was mild, and required only one round of professional extermination. My overly sensitive skin was a good thing, since it saved us from letting it go too long. Nobody but me ever had a welt. I even had them on my face😩
I had bedbugs in 2012 and I think we had a pretty bad case, because the ones in my room would often come out as early as 10pm if I was in bed early enough. I killed so many, idk if I have an allergy or not because I *would* feel them, and then pull my covers back and find one before it scurried away. There were so many times I would see them but it would be too late as they'd scurried back to their hangout. Something else to note about bedbug bites is that the welts are often not perfectly round. Most of mine were in weird shapes. I used to work at Kohls and I found one in my sock once! So annoying. Our landlord was terrible and tried several rounds of "bomb" trapping to get rid of them but they didn't work. It took contacting the city health inspector for the landlord to bring in someone from Orkin, and they even had to come 3 times. It was intense.
That is so awful. They are in my opinion the worst pest. So fast and sneaky and leave a mess (poop)! Hope you never experience this ever ever again.
@@danadelaplante6797the poop is our blood
They are absolutely awful. Watching this is causing me panic. And you absolutely feel them crawling on you. It took almost a year for us to get rid of them.
Can you do a story about symptoms of dust mites or other pests such as carpet beetle or clothing moths? I heard those bugs can also cause irritation but it’s harder to notice than the symptoms of bedbugs
Oh my god that would freak me out but it would be very educational. I often get bitten by something for years now. My husband never. Never had welch. Never seen bed bugs or any of the signs mentioned but now I’m terrified to change my bedsheets.
So when do you wash your sheets?
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People pay very close attention to purchases of used furniture. Especially, sofas,chairs, and pillows. Some thrift stores use bedbug sniffing dogs. Just watch your purchases. Even delivery trucks can transport. It’s a bed buggy world out there.
When traveling & staying in a hotel always, always, always put your luggage in the bathtub or atleast the tiled floor, til you are done inspecting the room because even the luggage rack can have the evil blood suckers
We had a bed bug outbreak in my building once, it was a nightmare!!!! I don't wish it on any one.
Made it all the way through the video but now I’m very itchy! Good info though as always!
That’s so true about setting alarm for 2am. I randomly woke up around that time and saw bed bugs on the bed 😭
I've been battling them since April in my home in America. We have no idea how they got in our house, but it's been an expensive nightmare.
Your hair is looking soooo gorgeous!x
Thank you!!
I have legit trauma from bedbugs as a child. Stay strong people, check your seams 😭
Lol yes you’ve made me itch!! Although you say these things don’t represent uncleanliness, I just have a hard time thinking otherwise. Why does anything like this have to exist and ruin all my hotel stays?? I’m so paranoid about bedbugs !!! Ugh. Does this stop me from traveling - no!!
I thought, I might have them a couple weeks ago. Had several bites on my right heel and a rash right over that for 2 days. The bites just kept on itching for well over a week. I almost scratched myself bloody, because the itching would be so intense during the nights.
Never had mosquito bites that bad, but that's what it must have been.
Or at least I didn't have any new bites in almost 3 weeks. So grateful.
I live in a shared flat and my large room is stuffed to the nines with my stuff. Getting everything out, washing and drying everything and having the room professionally treated, would have been a nightmare.
Could have been chigger bites they get really itchy and they're usually on your legs and feet.
Excellent, very good info to know!! Thank you so much!!
Omg I had it once and I couldn’t get rid of them! No matter how much I sprayed my bed and room and washed my sheets 😭. I eventually had to throw my bed away and that’s when they were finally gone for good.
I'm throwing my bed away
Ouch Dr. Dray!! Thank You for This Information!! Happy Monday have a Wonderful Day and Week! 🙏🙏
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Greetings Jackie Marsh hope u r well n Happy Monday😀👍💜….
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@@whitneybrown4067Happy Monday!! Please Enjoy Your Day and Week! Biggest Hugs and Many Blessings Always! 🙏💜💜💜💜💜🙏
Hi Jackie! Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful day. It was a beautiful Fall day here. I love it so much! I'm brewing my tea and the kitties have piled onto the heated blanket and are patiently waiting for cuddles. Would you join me, my dear sweet friend? Lets have one of our naughty snacks too! Enjoy your evening and have sweet dreams. Peace, joy and many blessings to you always. 💜🙏💜🕊💜☕😻☕😻🍰💜
Thank you so much for this important information! My two sons shared a really nice apartment while they were in college and my older son discovered his bites on his legs and then found the bedbugs. Yes, the apartment complex which was a very nice clean place paid for the exterminator but he threw out his bed, locker which was filled with old high school yearbooks and other favorites, furniture in his room,his couch etc. sure wish we would have had the name of Diatomaceous Earth back 10 years ago. The older son was getting his masters and the younger son just started medical school. So they weren’t young kids just starting school. It was very upsetting and expensive.
I ended up getting bed bugs from a community college. (5 years ago). I learned to never set my bag or anything down on floors. They are very hard to get rid of. And the itch is intense. Especially having sensitive skin, it was the worst.
Years ago one of my mother's neighbors on her block had a terrible infestation. They were in the baseboards, the wallpaper, the carpet, the furniture, mattress, picture frames and she had to throw out everything and the treatment took months. I had to tell my mom she could not go to her friends house or allow her to visit because her clothes could harbor the bugs. It was a nightmare!
I am terrified of getting bedbugs because they are extremely difficult to get rid of.😢
Me too! 😭
As a child growing up in the 1960s, my dad would come in my room to say goodnight and he would always say, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”. We had no idea that these bugs had actually existed. No one had them since DDT had killed them all.
IKR! I hate when someone says that now!!
I heard the same. Sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite. I never knew there was a real live bed bug
It was the same in the 80's. Bed bugs just weren't a big concern.
Bedbugs, fleas, and lice, along with worms arw my worst fear! Especially having children. I am a freak about cleaning our mattress and headboards and under beds all the time. Every time we move into a new house (military), I worry about bugs being in a uhaul and hotels. Life is exhausting.
Mark Rober did an excellent video on this a few months ago
Get a fabric steamer and diatomaceous earth
Hi Dr. Dray! It'd be good if you reviewed Theramid skin care. It looks amazing!
Good morning, Dr. Dray! My daughter's room had bedbugs infestation when she was in high school. Hiding on the headboard and hired a professional to rid of it!
Morning yall! This is why I never put my suitcase or purse on hotel floor or bed, Always use the luggage rack provided. I also dont buy garage sale furniture or clothes.
I can’t watch this video bc I still have trauma even after 3years. But I just wanted to say, that time was the worst memory of my life!!! Those little things are evil 😭
Exactly. Mam tell me plz how do I do to get rid from them . Because last year I get allergic because of bed bug and now again .
@@UsmanImtiaz-i8j I couldn’t get rid of it on my own. You have to call pest control/exterminator
@@UsmanImtiaz-i8j Get a steamer and Diatamacous earth. Use the steamer on your clothes and all cracks and crevasses
Hi I'm in the UK.
I've got bed bugs in my bed and have been bitten by them, not nice.
I have been in contact with a professional for fumigation but it's washing all my clothes and decluttering that’s quite overwhelming tbh.
I think they came into my house via my late fathers bed that I slept on for a while and I've carried them into my newer bed.
This video is very easy to understand, thank you.
I want to buy me a brand new bed but I know I have to deal with the bugs first!!
Thats smart get rid of them first! Many will jump the gun and get a new bed right away, but there is no point in getting the litttle buggers a new condo🤷♂️
Get a brand new bed and sheets pillows and pillow cases
It’s a nightmare . I had to get rid of the mattress and had to call an exterminator. Whatever you do never squash a bed bug. They carry eggs and when you squash one they break all open and simply multiply. Get rid of things I’d you can and yes get an exterminator. God it’s a bloody nightmare and they spread very easily.
Tea tree oil, vinegar, sulfur in powder and clean and vacuum everything ver well. Also apply sulfur cream and wash your body with sulfur soap
Thank you dr dray! Been having bed bug bites yet I couldn't find them! The itch is a nightmare, I finally went to see a dermatology since I went overboard with the scratching 😅
Get rid of your bed
This is why I don’t order upholstered furniture from Amazon or online. Too many stories of bed bug infested furniture being sold online.
After watching this I will spend the rest of my life sleeping on a anti microbial recliner or be tied to a post while I sleep! 😂👍🏻🤠
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@@jackiemarsh2470 spray myself down with Bengal or Raid before going nite nite! 🤡🤣
With your feet off the ground and the post greased up at the base. LOL
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Great video! Answered so many questions - thank you!
Nothing scares nurses more than bedbugs 😂😂
With lice not far behind.
“They’ll be waitin for ya!” i just cackled!
Dr. Dray, having carpet in bedroom can make worst the problem with bedbugs?
This is why I don’t thift shop especially for furniture
When we had BBs, I bought a Thermal Strike heater box for luggage or any possessions that couldn't go into a clothing dryer. I have finally (FINALLY!) gotten comfortable with thriftin again. I put porous or textile items in there to "bake", like books or even including clothing before I run through the regular wash. Non-porous items (like a ceramic dish or metal candlestick) I simply inspect and clean with alcohol. You can also use a hot car on a sunny summer day if you have access to one, sealed in plastic and only items that won't melt, of course, no record albums items made of wax, etc.
You’re right. This conversation made me itch 😂 thank you for preserving though
My mother in law worked at a casino and brought them home with her. They spread so fast and it literally driving us all insane. They’re so hard to get rid of once you have an infestation. There was a woman who self-terminated or UN-liffed herself because she couldn’t get rid of them even after moving, that’s how bad it gets, it’s so itchy.
The only way to get rid of them is to get an exterminator who uses heat pumps that pumps super hot air into you home. If an exterminator says he can get rid of them by spraying, he’s lying, and trying to rip you off, bed bugs are immune to all of the sprays exterminators use. Diatomaceous earth can also help but you’re not likely to get rid of them all with that method and a new infestation could start.
I used a bed bug powder, it helped to get rid of them
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That’s the “diatomaceous earth” I mentioned in my previous comment, it’s a white powder. It’s works sometimes for smaller infestations, but for a major infestation or an infestation in a hoarder house where there’s so many places for bugs to hide, it’s not enough.
omg! i never want to go to a hotel again!
I stayed in a hotel in south Texas. At first I thought the smell was humidity, then the next morning I was covered in bite marks. I checked the mattress, and it was so gross. I told the hotel staff, and they were not surprised. They just carried on like nothing.
My sister works at a hotel and there's a few rooms there that have bedbugs, but they refuse to spend money on an exterminator and only bug bomb the rooms which isn't enough.
Time to call the Health Dept as their reply puts the fear of God in Texas businesses.
I went away for my birthday to a log cabin last year & was bitten by bed bugs it completely ruined my birthday, and we came home early. Then I had the stress of making sure I didn't bring any home. I had to throw most of our stuff. Luckily i took pictures of the bed bugs & my bites & made a claim against the owner just waiting on a payout
Hi are you working with a good attorney I was bit overnight at work and can't find a attorney.
@TonyaTT777 Hi, sorry, I live in England 😊❤️
I live in Barcelona and this city has a huge problem with bed bugs infestation. Most people I know had them at least once- including me 😢.
They don't work on schedule lol like you said between 2-5am. They actually detect the level of carbon-dioxide that people exhale when they are in the REM phase of sleep (and for most people it's between 2-5). Another way to detect them is to exhale strongly into your mattress, a pillow, and you'll see them coming out (even during the day). Gross ugh...
Washing or drying on the 90° for at least 30 minutes will kill them and for beds you can use steamer. Diatomaceous earth is good mechanical killer as it scratches their shields and literally dehydrates them to death. Another option is buying a mattress envelopes and enclose them until they suffocate to death. Usually, and depending on how big the infestation is, you'll need to combine ALL of the methods above along with the proffesonal exterminators!
(Everything I said above is not just my personal experience and of many people around me, but also my brother is a vet that actually worked in government bodies for sanitary inspection and pest control)
You are right they will adjust to your schedule. Ive worked nights for years and sleep during the day, and the little monsters knew where and when to find me. Like you say, carbon dioxide and heat attracts them🙄
Hi Dr Dray so excited to be here I live for this ❤️
Greetings David Shabas hope u r well n Happy Monday😀👍💜….
Morning!
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@@whitneybrown4067 Happy Monday Whitney👍
Oh my gosh. Did you see the bed bug infestation in Paris, France recently
The humor sprinkled in this video is as sneaky as the bed bugs themselves. Was chuckling now and then
I stayed in a hotel and no signs of insects in room. Next morning I saw red blood type dots on sheet near my feet. I didn’t have a wound or sting. Strange but didn’t think anything of it. The following night I woke up because I felt something crawling over my face! I removed and squished it. Turned on the light and saw reddish orange squish of insect on my fingers. I figured these must be bedbugs. I took pictures. Fortunately, I was so tired I slept but with lights on. Next morning I took pictures to hotel manager and they moved me right away to a suite and I got to stay free until the end of stay. I checked the suite with a flashlight in the mattress crevices but it was all ok. My suitcase was not on the floor and I made sure it was closed to avoid bringing them home. My shoes were totally cleaned in the garage to avoid contamination in my home. Of course all my clothes were washed that I had on my trip.
Omg this is very anxiety inducing!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dr Dray is the Best!
This video is making me itchy 😂
We had bedbugs at work. One was found in a consultant's desk drawer. The consultant was adamant that we give him the bedbug so he could get it DNA tested and prove that he didn't bring it in on his person! (We think he picked it up in his hotel.)
A DNA test? LMAO!
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Happy Monday Dr Dray…see you tomorrow x💙🤩
Honestly this video made me itch all over. lol 😄
it is a common response
I couldn’t watch..I read the comments. I had them 3 years ago, took about 2 weeks of waking up with new bites that burned and itched like crazy and a dermatologist visit then exterminator visit to figure out the problem. I caught it early before a major infestation and got rid of them. I am so thankful for my sensitive skin and reactions. My husband didn’t get bit and if he did, he did not react. I even got bit on my face. I was traumatized to the point now that I don’t want to stay in hotels. I don’t thrift shop. I fuss at my son for sitting his backpack on the floor at school. If anyone travels they have to unpack outside into a garbage bag and all items go straight to washer!!! I believe mine came from a clients house because I distinctly remember a burning stinging sensation on my elbow (I had on long sleeves) and the intense itch and welting of my skin! I thought a spider bit me but it was a bed bug and I guess it hid in my jacket and came home with me. Now I know why they say don’t sit on your bed with outside clothes on…
How did you get rid of them?
@@AyooGee1 exterminator and lots of $$! I didn’t have a major infestation because I caught it early. I did get new mattresses after the treatment
I had to come back to finish watching this perfect for Halloween 🎃 bed bug 🐜 video. The more I hear the more thoughts of just staying awake the rest of my life have come to mind maybe even sleeping in a astronaut suit or really going for it by burning my house down and living on the water! 😃👍🏻👉🏻🐜👈🏻
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@@jackiemarsh2470 this video made me laugh more than and other I’ve seen on the channel! When looking at it in a way of someone doing comedy standup about the bugs! 😂
@Uncle-Charlie Me Too!! I Laughed and I Scratched all Though the Video. My Kitties saw me Doing this and Got out of Dodge Really Quick!! Lol Hope Your Having a Fabulous Day, and Evening!.... Speaking of Evening When You Go to Bed Tonite, the Only thing I have to sat is Goodnite Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite😂! God Bless You Always!!🙏🤠🙏
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1:45 "They view you as, basically, a restaurant" 😂😂😂
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Dr dray thanks so much for this video 😊 xx
Ty very much for this great information, right now I'm doing every preventive mesure I can do because people at one end have them and they moved through 1/2 the building in 5 year's
As a nurse we had patients that had then so bad they would be crawling on them every time they came in. They lived in a trailer that was completely infested. They were so used to them they didn't even notice they were crawling on them. Many times we would get one off and put it in a urine cup and have our cleaning people verify it.
Diatomaceous Earth kills bed bugs by dehydrating them, and they carry it back to their hiding places for the rest of their clan. But you have to apply it in a light dusting or they will go around it like a barrier.
I have bed bugs in my apartment right now due to an infestation in my building and indeed it's a nightmare.
I have been bitten by no-see-ums in Florida, incredibly itchy, large welts, and because I was travelling, obsessively wondered whether they were bedbugs. The 'only' thing that helped with the itching was ammonia based anti-itch product.
We have nosee-ums here in Alberta Canada. Like blackflies they bite hard and almost invisible. Not nice, BUT not nearly as envasive as the bed crawler.
Ok, that's just not fair. No-see-ums AND blackflies?
We have no-see-ums here in MN and WI as well. Their bite itches for days and days on end. It's truly a nightmare. But I could tell they weren't bedbugs because I could feel them biting me as I was sitting outside on my friend's porch.
We moved into an Apartment a few years ago that I thought had bed bugs. They look very similar to ticks. The bugs did turn out to be ticks. And we had someone come spray and we killed them as we saw them. We also had 2 dogs. But our dogs were clean and had their medicine for flea tick and Mosquitos. I have not encountered bed bugs and hopefully will not. We don't stay in hotels or travel often. However, we did recently purchase a 5th wheel that has a king mattress and carpet. So I'm hoping to get in there and clean it and check before moving in. And possibly just throw out the mattress.